The Marvelous Land of Oz (Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman) is the second of L. Frank Baum's books set in the Land of Oz, and is the sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . The events are set shortly after the events in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and after Dorothy Gale's departure back to Kansas. The protagonist of the novel is an orphan boy called Tip. For as long as he can remember, Tip has been under the guardianship of a cruel Wicked Witch named Mombi and lives in ...
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The Marvelous Land of Oz (Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman) is the second of L. Frank Baum's books set in the Land of Oz, and is the sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . The events are set shortly after the events in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and after Dorothy Gale's departure back to Kansas. The protagonist of the novel is an orphan boy called Tip. For as long as he can remember, Tip has been under the guardianship of a cruel Wicked Witch named Mombi and lives in the northern quadrant of Oz called Gillikin Country. Mombi has always been extremely mean to Tip. As Mombi is returning home one day, Tip plans to get revenge and frighten her with a wooden man he has made, with a large Jack-o'-lantern he carves for a head, thus naming him Jack Pumpkinhead. To Tip's dismay, Mombi is not fooled by this trick, and she takes this opportunity to demonstrate the new magical "Powder of Life" that she had just obtained from another sorcerer. Mombi tells Tip that she intends to transform him into a marble statue to punish him for his mischievous ways. To save himself, Tip runs away with Jack that very same night and steals the Powder of Life. He uses it to animate the wooden Sawhorse for Jack to ride. The Sawhorse runs so quickly that Tip is left behind. Walking alone, he meets General Jinjur's all-girl Army of Revolt, which is planning to overthrow the Scarecrow (who has ruled the Emerald City since the end of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ). Meanwhile, Jack and the Sawhorse arrive at the Emerald City and make the acquaintance of His Majesty the Scarecrow.
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In the listing of the 14 books of OZ, this book,
The Marvelous Land of Oz, is listed as: The Land of OZ.............This book, M L of Oz, is so
good, it frees a person's mind from everyday
happenings, and is so positive, with all characters visiting & finding ways to get out of the pedictiments that they get in to. With Scarecrow and TinWoodman as leaders how can anybody (meat person) go wrong. Patchwork Girl, Scraps, & Button-Brite are so care free, and Dorothy w/Toto is a sincere ffriend and "overseer" of all, including Mr Tik-Tok..........My step son, 52 yrs old will add all 14 books to his "Oz" collection at 2009 Christmas!!!!!!!!!-----This is 70th yr of the Movie "The Wizard of Oz"......
